Nalanda College Of Engineering Chandi Nalanda

Sub-Heat and Mass Transfer

Q.1.A stainless steel tube (ks = 19 W/mK) of 2 cm ID and 5 cm OD isinsulated with 3 cm thick
asbestos (ka = 0.2 W/mK). If the temperaturedifference between the innermost and outermost
surfaces is 600°C, theheat transfer rate per unit length is:

(a) 0.94 W/m (b) 9.44 W/m (c) 944.72 W/m (d) 9447.21 W/m Q.

Q.2.steel steam pipe 10 cm inner diameter and 11 cm outer diameter iscovered with insulation
having the thermal conductivity of 1 W/mK. Ifthe convective heat transfer coefficient between the
surface ofinsulation and the surrounding air is 8 W / m2K, then critical radius of insulation is:

(a) 10 cm (b) 11 cm (c) 12.5 cm (d) 15 cm

Q.3.A fin has 5mm diameter and 100 mm length. The thermal conductivityof fin material is 400
Wm−1K−1. One end of the fin is maintained at 130ºCand its remaining surface is exposed to ambient
air at 30ºC. If theconvective heat transfer coefficient is 40 Wm-2K-1, the heat loss (in W) from the fin
is:

(a) 0.08 (b) 5.0 (c) 7.0 (d) 7.8

Q.4.The temperature distribution in a stainless fin (thermal conductivity0.17 W/cm°C) of

constantcross -sectional area of 2 cm2 and length of 1 cm, exposed to ambient of 40°C (with a
surface heat transfer coefficientof 0.0025 W/cm20C) is given by (T – T∞ ) = 3x2 – 5x + 6, where T is in
°C andx is in cm. If the base temperature is 100°C, then the heat dissipated bythe fin surface will be:

(a) 6.8 W (b) 3.4 W (c) 1.7 W (d) 0.17 W

Q.5.A small copper ball of 5 mm diameter at 500 K is dropped into an oilbath whose temperature is
300 K. The thermal conductivity of copper is400 W/mK, its density 9000 kg/m3 and its specific heat
385 J/kg.K.1f theheat transfer coefficient is 250 W/m2K and lumped analysis is assumedto be valid,
the rate of fall of the temperature of the ball at thebeginning of cooling will be, in K/s.

(a) 8.7 (b) 13.9 (c) 17.3 (d) 27.7

Q.6. A spherical thermocouple junction of diameter 0.706 mm is to be usedfor the measurement of

temperature of a gas stream. The convectiveheat transfer co-efficient on the bead surface is 400
W/m2K.Thermophysical properties of thermocouple material are k = 20 W/mK,C =400 J/kg, K and ρ =
8500 kg/m3. If the thermocouple initially at 30°Cis placed in a hot stream of 300°C, then time taken
by the bead to reach298°C, is:

(a) 2.35 s (b) 4.9 s (c) 14.7 s (d) 29.4

Q.7.If velocity of water inside a smooth tube is doubled, then turbulentflow heat transfer coefficient
between the water and the tube will:

(a) Remain unchanged

(b) Increase to double its value

(c) Increase but will not reach double its value

(d) Increase to more than double its value

Q.8.A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate, all made of same materialand having same mass are
initially heated to a temperature of 250oCand then left in air at room temperature for cooling. Then,
which one ofthe following is correct?

(a) All will be cooled at the same rate

(b) Circular plate will be cooled at lowest rate

(c) Sphere will be cooled faster

(d) Cube will be cooled faster than sphere but slower than circular plate

Q.9.For the fully developed laminar flow and heat transfer in a uniformlyheated long circular tube, if
the flow velocity is doubled and the tubediameter is halved, the heat transfer coefficient will be:

(a) Double of the original value

(b) Half of the original value

(c) Same as before

(d) Four times of the original value

10. What is lumped heat capacity analysis?

11. Define thermal boundary layer thickness.

12. What do you understand by free and forced convection?

13. What is effectiveness of a heat exchange?

14. State Fourier's law of heat conduction

15. Define bulk temperature

16. Define LMTD of a heat exchanger

17. List the various promoters used for maintaining dropwise condensation.